Imagine the Universe!
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You'd better go back and check your work! You're overestimating! Remember that the number density of photons from the probe that reach the Earth is the total number of photons divider by the area of the sphere of radius D (distance to HT Cas). Multiply this value by Arecibo's collecting area to see how many photons you expect to be detected by the telescope.

Remember to use the correct units for the distance to HT Cas (meters).

Return Click here to recalculate

Experiment Click here to try a different experiment

Imagine the Universe is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Nicholas White (Director), within the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Imagine Team
Project Leader: Dr. Jim Lochner
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